New PS3 XMB Images?

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Japan's ITmedia seem to have scored some new images of an updated version of the PS3 XMB. You will be able to see the PSP network option, HDMI info, photo browsing and a few more things. The PS3 will boot up with a sound similar to an orchestra's tuning pitch before they commence playing.

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The Mysterious Nintendo Wii Start Up Disc

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A look at the back of the Nintendo Wii box lists that the console will come with a start up disc. The purpose of this disc seems to have a few people scratching their heads - anyone has any ideas as to what 'start up' it is talking about?

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Photo of PS3 Hard Disk

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The official PlayStation 3 site reveals to us a photograph of the hard disk which will be present in both packs of the PS3, 20 Go and 60 Go.

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Gamestop to start PS3 Pre-Orders Tomorrow, $100 Deposit

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An E-mail has confirmed that Gamestop are to start PS3 pre-orders tomorrow at their brick and mortar stores with a $100 deposit being required. They of course mention stocks will be extremely limited and it will be one pre-order per household only.

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Best Buy Planning Surprise Wii Launch?

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A copy of an inventory form recorded from Best Buy denotes the Wii as arriving on October 29th, a whole 3 weeks before it's official release date.

XboxMediaCenter (XBMC) 2.0.0

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Team-XBMC and The XBMC Project is proud to announce the release of XboxMediaCenter 2.0.0. XBox Media Center (XBMC) is an award winning, free and open source media player for the Xbox? game-console. The XboxMediaCenter 2.0.0 point-release source code has now been set in our CVS. We consider that the current code in the XBMC CVS is as stable as a point-release should be.

Play Sony PS2 in High-Def

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We test Xploder's HDTV Player that enables PS2 to pump out a high-def signal, making its games look super crisp on HDTV

Easy DivX to Xbox 360 Streaming Guide

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Lack of DivX support remains one of the top gripes of Xbox 360 owners. Brains-n-brawn.com offers a complicated hack to make streaming DivX work via the Windows Media Encoder. I found something better!

Size It: PlayStation 3 vs. Xbox 360 vs. Wii vs. Nintendo NES

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Just how much living-room cabinet space are you going to have to sacrifice when you purchase a PlayStation 3 instead of a Nintendo Wii? Will your 1985 entertainment center fit your Xbox 360 in the same slot as a Nintendo NES? All your questions will be answered if you look at the picture.

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New PS3 Kiosk in the Wild

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Sony is ramping up their hands-on PS3 promotion with a new kiosk at Bic Camera in Kawasaki. I'm not sure if the design is meant to scare off children or attract gorillas, but we are sure that Sony put some major hardware behind the unit.

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Updated Info on the PS3 SDK Hardware

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PC Watch, a Japanese PC news site, posted some interesting news today regarding the technical specifications of the PLAYSTATION 3 SDK units. Not only that, but they gave the public insight into some issues developers are having while programming for the PS3.

Xbox 360 HD DVD Player to Retail at ?199.99/£129.99

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Arriving at retailers in North America, the U.K, France and Germany in mid-November 2006, the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player will retail for $199.99 in North America (estimated retail price)* and ?199.99/£129.99 (estimated retail price)* in the U.K., France and Germany. The Xbox 360 HD DVD Player comes with the Universal Pictures? blockbuster film Peter Jackson?s ?King Kong? on HD DVD (for a limited time) and the Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote.

Playstation 3 Region Free for Games Not Movies

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In a rare opportunity, Wired News was able to speak to all three of PlayStation's grand masters -- creator Ken Kutaragi, US president Kaz Hirai, and worldwide studios head Phil Harrison -- in one night.